Comment Today! NIDRR Seeks Comments on Proposed Research Priorities for FY 2013

The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is seeking comments on a set of proposed research priorities from the National Institute of on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). The priorities relate to Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) on Community Living and Participation, Health and Function, and Employment of Individuals with Disabilities, on Health and Function of Individuals with Disabilities, and on Employment of Individuals with Disabilities. The priorities will likely become part of a grant competition in FY 2013, and possibly later years.

The proposed research priorities come as part of NIDRR’s Long Range Plan. For more information on these priorities, please see the Federal Register Notice. Comments are due by February 25, 2013 and can be emailed to marlene.spencer@ed.gov. You must include “Proposed Priorities for Combined RRTC Notice” in the subject line. Comments can also be addressed to Marlene Spencer, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5133, Potomac Center Plaza (PCP), Washington, D.C. 20202-2700.